affection

CEFRC1

/əˈfɛk.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of liking or love for someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.

Examples

  • Children need lots of love and affection.

  • Every mother has affection for her child.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈfɛk.t͡ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thoug...

  2. The act of affecting or acting upon.

  3. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

More examples

In context

  • The baby transferred its affection to its new mother.

  • I have a lot of affection for my little sister.

  • The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect + -ion.